Sediment Drilling Facility for environmental and genetic archives

这一环境和遗传档案的沉积物钻探设施将多功能螺旋仪与新的现场光谱仪结合在一起，将能够从海岸、湖泊和河流环境中提取沉积物并进行快速、现场测量。该设施包括一个紧凑的岩土钻机，一个带有液压提取单元的便携式动力螺旋钻机，一个带有电动浮筒的振动器，激光诱导击穿光谱仪和磁化率。在昆士兰地质年代学联盟的协调下，新设施将使大学研究人员能够前所未有地获得所需的野外设备，以解决有关最近和地质时间尺度上不断变化的生态、景观和气候的问题。

This Sediment Drilling Facility for Environmental and Genetic Archives combines versatile augers with new field spectrometers that will enable sediment extraction and rapid, in situ measurements from coastal, lake and riverine environments. The facility includes a compact geotechnical drill rig, a portable power auger with hydraulic extraction unit, a vibracorer with motorised pontoon, laser induced breakdown spectrometer and magnetic susceptibility. With access co-ordinated through the Queensland Geochronology Alliance, the new facility will enable university researchers unprecedented access to field equipment required to address questions about changing ecology, landscape and climate on recent and geological timescales.